Events & Training
AFBEA Quarterly Meetings
Next Meeting
Thursday, December 1, 2022
Northwest Fire District - Administration Building
13535 N. Marana Main Street
Marana, AZ 85653
In Person Meeting only - on site contact :
Veronica Rubio - 520-730-1772
White Elephant exchange $10-15 item, please email RSVP to Ms. V to ensure we have enough food for lunch. vrubio@nwfdaz.gov
Training: Baby Sitter Workshop tips and new ideas - Amy and Veronica
Bring your 2023 calendar to sign up to host a 2023 quarterly meeting.
Mark Your Calendar
December 1, 2022 - 10:00am Northwest Fire District - Admin
Upcoming Training
AZ Center for Fire Service Excellence Compliant
AFBEA offers Fire & Life Safety Educator I, II and Manager courses throughout the State of Arizona, several times a year. These courses comply with the NFPA 1035 Standard and currently also meet the criteria of the Arizona Center for Fire Service Excellence (AzCFSE) for Certificates of Completion. The AzCFSE is responsible for the day-to-day administration of Arizona Fire Service training and Fire Service certification processes.
Conferences/Symposiums
The Risk Reduction Through Characterization and Education Conference is usually held the last week of January each year and has been held annually in Bullhead City, Ariz. since 1987. Workshops are held to teach educators how use music, magic, puppets, characters and clown programs to enhance their local educational efforts. It has become so popular, it is now a ‘train-the-trainer” program, allowing the attendees to take their knowledge back to their communities and teach others who may be unable to attend.
The CRR Symposiums have replaced the Desert Southwest Fire and Life Safety Educators Conference and the Juvenile Firesetter and Injury Prevention/Juvenile Firesetter Conference. These one-day training opportunities offer the latest trends and programs for the Public Educator. The symposiums are designed to assist many levels of the Fire and Life Safety Educators — beginning, intermediate, or advanced — by giving usable tools to start a program or fine tune one already in place.
New to Community Risk Management?
Here are a few recommended courses to get you started.
International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) & The Vision 20/20 Project - Essentials of Community Risk Reduction
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) - Community Risk Reduction Courses
The CPSE‘s 10th edition of the Quality Improvement for the Fire And Emergency Services document, which is used by fire departments across the globe in their accreditation process, has a strong emphasis on Community Risk Assessment.
You can download the Crosswalk developed by Vision 20/20 and CPSE that identifies the resources available from each organization, and others, that relate to CRR and CRA. This provides a common ground between the organizations. Be sure to check out the free resources available from Vision 20/20, including:
Guide to Community Risk Assessment
Community Risk Reduction Planning
A State Guide to Supporting Community Risk Reduction Programs
AIOA Virtual Training/Networking
The next Arizona Information Officers Association hosted event will be late April/early May. Look for details in the Arizona PIOs Facebook group in the coming weeks. Not part of that group - join now.
National Fire Academy
Community Risk Reduction Curriculum - National Fire Academy courses, catalogs and schedules. Review the full outline.
PIO Courses
Online Independent Study Training for PIO's through FEMA. Head here to scroll through the list of classes or search by title. FEMA has restructured their PIO course offerings. The new Public Information Basics (0105) full course description can be found through the PIO Training button below.
PIO Contact List
There is a statewide PIO contact list. The list is divided into multiple tabs representing jurisdictional levels (city, county, federal, state and tribes) and specialties (law enforcement, fire, schools, utilities, etc).
The PIO list is a great resource because you help keep it accurate. If you would like the list and/or need to help make edits please contact the PIO Office.